25 Sep 1928, elected by voting of the Electoral College consisted of all members of the thirty-third Congreso de la Unión (Congress of the Union), salón de Sesiones de la Cámara de Diputados, Mexico City [2]

As constitutional amendments provided for non-immediate reelection, Álvaro Obregón won the presidency on July 1, 1928. However, on July 17 he was assassinated by artist José de León Toral during a political breakfast in the La Bombilla restaurant in Mexico City. On September 5, 1928, President Calles called the generals to the national palace and endorsed Secretary of the Interior Emilio Portes Gil for the presidency. In full agreement with the army, the chambers of Congress on September 25, 1928, elected Portes Provisional President by an unanimous vote, who then called for special elections for the period 1930-1934.

﻿Elections:

Candidate

Vote (25 Sep 1928)

Emilio Cándido Portes Gil

277

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In the circumstances when the President-elect (Álvaro Obregón) was assassinated and the Congress was in session, the Constitution required the election of a Presidente Interino. However, upon his election Portes Gil was proclaimed Presidente Provisional and used this style throughout his term.